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author | Anders Svensson <[email protected]> | 2012-11-22 17:49:08 +0100 |
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committer | Anders Svensson <[email protected]> | 2012-11-22 17:58:34 +0100 |
commit | 2810e848c24d93b2292a08f2df0293166cf32ee6 (patch) | |
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Update doc for RFC 6733
-rw-r--r-- | lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter.xml | 14 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_app.xml | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_dict.xml | 22 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_intro.xml | 11 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_soc.xml | 30 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_tcp.xml | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | lib/diameter/doc/src/seealso.ent | 2 |
7 files changed, 36 insertions, 47 deletions
diff --git a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter.xml b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter.xml index 3ad06156a2..b7669b760b 100644 --- a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter.xml +++ b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter.xml @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ under the License. <p> This module provides the interface with which a user can implement a Diameter node that sends and receives messages using the -Diameter protocol as defined in RFC 3588.</p> +Diameter protocol as defined in &the_rfc;.</p> <p> Basic usage consists of creating a representation of a @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Beware the difference between <em>diameter</em> (not capitalised) and <em>Diameter</em> (capitalised). The former refers to the Erlang application named diameter whose main api is defined here, the latter to Diameter protocol in the sense of -RFC 3588.</p> +&the_rfc;.</p> <p> The diameter application must be started before calling most functions @@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ in this module.</p> <tag><c>UTF8String()</c></tag> <item> <p> -Types corresponding to RFC 3588 AVP Data Formats. +Types corresponding to &the_rfc; AVP Data Formats. Defined in &dict_data_types;.</p> <marker id="application_alias"/> @@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ returns an address list.</p> Origin-State-Id is optional but will be included in outgoing messages sent by diameter itself: CER/CEA, DWR/DWA and DPR/DPA. Setting a value of <c>0</c> (zero) is equivalent to not setting a -value as documented in RFC 3588. +value as documented in &the_rfc;. The function &origin_state_id; can be used as to retrieve a value that is computed when the diameter application is started.</p> @@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ as follows.</p> (H bsl N) bor (Id band ((1 bsl N) - 1)) </pre> <p> -Note that RFC 3588 requires that End-to-End identifiers remain unique +Note that &the_rfc; requires that End-to-End identifiers remain unique for a period of at least 4 minutes and that this and the call rate places a lower bound on the appropriate values of <c>N</c>: at a rate of <c>R</c> requests per second an <c>N</c>-bit counter @@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ Tc = &dict_Unsigned32; </pre> <p> -For a connecting transport, the RFC 3588 Tc timer, in milliseconds. +For a connecting transport, the &the_rfc; Tc timer, in milliseconds. Note that this timer determines the frequency with which a transport will attempt to establish a connection with its peer only <em>before</em> an initial connection is established: once there is an initial @@ -1622,7 +1622,7 @@ Return the list of started services.</p> Return a value for a Session-Id AVP.</p> <p> -The value has the form required by section 8.8 of RFC 3588. +The value has the form required by section 8.8 of &the_rfc;. Ident should be the Origin-Host of the peer from which the message containing the returned value will be sent.</p> diff --git a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_app.xml b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_app.xml index d1fbb9ba31..f4db625c71 100644 --- a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_app.xml +++ b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_app.xml @@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ where <c>Avps</c> sets the Origin-Host, Origin-Realm, the specified Result-Code and (if the request sent one) Session-Id AVP's.</p> <p> -Note that RFC 3588 mandates that only answers with a 3xxx series +Note that &the_rfc; mandates that only answers with a 3xxx series Result-Code (protocol errors) may set the E bit. Returning a non-3xxx value in a <c>protocol_error</c> tuple will cause the request process in question to fail.</p> diff --git a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_dict.xml b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_dict.xml index eb6cf9ba86..8b0687a22e 100644 --- a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_dict.xml +++ b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_dict.xml @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ AVPs of type Enumerated.</p> <p> The diameter application includes three dictionary modules -corresponding to applications defined in section 2.4 of RFC 3588: +corresponding to applications defined in section 2.4 of &the_rfc;: <c>diameter_gen_base_rfc3588</c> for the Diameter Common Messages application with application identifier 0, <c>diameter_gen_accounting</c> for the Diameter Base Accounting @@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ is equivalent to using <c>@avp_vendor_id</c> with a copy of the dictionary's definitions but the former makes for easier reuse.</p> <p> -All dictionaries should typically inherit RFC3588 AVPs from +All dictionaries should typically inherit &the_rfc; AVPs from <c>diameter_gen_base_rfc3588</c>.</p> <p> @@ -299,9 +299,7 @@ Requested-Information 353 Enumerated V <warning> <p> -The P flag has been deprecated by the Diameter Maintenance -and Extensions Working Group of the IETF and should be omitted -to conform to the current draft standard.</p> +The P flag has been deprecated by &the_rfc;.</p> </warning> </item> @@ -355,7 +353,7 @@ Framed-IP-Address <p> Defines the messages of the application. The section content consists of definitions of the form specified in -section 3.2 of RFC 3588, "Command Code ABNF specification".</p> +section 3.2 of &the_rfc;, "Command Code Format Specification".</p> <!-- RFC 4740 RTR/RTA --> <pre> @@ -403,7 +401,7 @@ RTA ::= < Diameter Header: 287, PXY > Defines the contents of the AVPs of the application having type Grouped. The section content consists of definitions of the form specified in -section 4.4 of RFC 3588, "Grouped AVP Values".</p> +section 4.4 of &the_rfc;, "Grouped AVP Values".</p> <p> Example:</p> @@ -507,7 +505,7 @@ type and number of times the AVP can occur. In particular, an AVP which is specified as occurring exactly once is encoded as a value of the AVP's type while an AVP with any other specification is encoded as a list of values of the AVP's type. -The AVP's type is as specified in the AVP definition, the RFC 3588 +The AVP's type is as specified in the AVP definition, the &the_rfc; types being described below.</p> <marker id="DATA_TYPES"/> @@ -520,7 +518,7 @@ types being described below.</p> <p> The data formats defined in sections 4.2 ("Basic AVP Data -Formats") and 4.3 ("Derived AVP Data Formats") of RFC 3588 are encoded +Formats") and 4.3 ("Derived AVP Data Formats") of &the_rfc; are encoded as values of the types defined here. Values are passed to &mod_call; in a request record when sending a request, returned in a resulting @@ -595,8 +593,8 @@ where <p> Additionally, values that can be encoded are -limited by way of their encoding as four octets as required by RFC -3588 with the required extension from RFC 2030. +limited by way of their encoding as four octets as required by +&the_rfc; with the required extension from RFC 2030. In particular, only values between <c>{{1968,1,20},{3,14,8}}</c> and <c>{{2104,2,26},{9,42,23}}</c> (both inclusive) can be encoded.</p> @@ -640,7 +638,7 @@ where On encode, fields port, transport and protocol default to 3868, sctp and diameter respectively. The grammar of an OctetString-valued DiameterURI() is as specified in -section 4.3 of RFC 3588. +section 4.3 of &the_rfc;. The record representation is used on decode.</p> <marker id="Enumerated"/> diff --git a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_intro.xml b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_intro.xml index bc2afbd453..fd578ccf45 100644 --- a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_intro.xml +++ b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_intro.xml @@ -1,5 +1,8 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?> -<!DOCTYPE chapter SYSTEM "chapter.dtd"> +<!DOCTYPE chapter SYSTEM "chapter.dtd" [ + <!ENTITY % also SYSTEM "seealso.ent"> + %also; +]> <chapter> <header> @@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ under the License. <p> The diameter application is an implementation of the Diameter protocol -as defined by RFC 3588. +as defined by &the_rfc;. It supports arbitrary Diameter applications by way of a <em>dictionary</em> interface that allows messages and AVP's to be defined and input into diameter as configuration. @@ -86,9 +89,9 @@ dictionary module that provide encode/decode functionality for outgoing/incoming Diameter messages belonging to the application. A dictionary module is generated from a <seealso -marker="diameter_dict">specification file</seealso> using the <seealso +marker="diameter_dict">dictionary file</seealso> using the <seealso marker="diameterc">diameterc</seealso> utility. -Dictionaries for the RFC 3588 Diameter Common Messages, Base +Dictionaries for the &the_rfc; Diameter Common Messages, Base Accounting and Relay applications are provided with the diameter application.</p> diff --git a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_soc.xml b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_soc.xml index 6b9ef9f756..16f6b9d5bb 100644 --- a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_soc.xml +++ b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_soc.xml @@ -1,11 +1,15 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?> -<!DOCTYPE chapter SYSTEM "chapter.dtd"> +<!DOCTYPE chapter SYSTEM "chapter.dtd" [ + <!ENTITY % also SYSTEM "seealso.ent" > + %also; +]> <chapter> <header> <copyright> <year>2011</year> +<year>2012</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> @@ -41,38 +45,20 @@ Known points of questionable or non-compliance.</p> <!-- ===================================================================== --> <section> -<title>RFC 3588</title> +<title>&the_rfc;</title> <list> <item> <p> -The End-to-End Security framework (section 2.9) isn't implemented -since it is largely unspecified. -The document that was to describe it -(reference [AAACMS]) was abandoned in an uncompleted state several -years ago and the current draft RFC deprecates the framework, -including the P Flag in the AVP header.</p> -</item> - -<item> -<p> -There is no TLS support over SCTP. -RFC 3588 requires that a Diameter server support TLS but in -practise this seems to mean TLS over SCTP since there are limitations -with running over SCTP: see RFC 6083 (DTLS over SCTP), which is a -response to RFC 3436 (TLS over SCTP). -The current RFC 3588 draft acknowledges this by equating -TLS with TLS/TCP and DTLS/SCTP but we do not yet support DTLS.</p> +There is no support for DTLS over SCTP.</p> </item> <item> <p> There is no explicit support for peer discovery (section 5.2). It can possibly be implemented on top of diameter as is but this is -probably something that diameter should do. -The current draft deprecates portions of the original RFC's mechanisms -however.</p> +probably something that diameter should do.</p> </item> <item> diff --git a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_tcp.xml b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_tcp.xml index 901fce32c3..e3b8c733b7 100644 --- a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_tcp.xml +++ b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_tcp.xml @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ It can be specified as the value of a <c>transport_module</c> option to and implements the behaviour documented in &man_transport;. TLS security is supported, both as an upgrade following -capabilities exchange as specified by RFC 3588 and +capabilities exchange as specified by &the_rfc; and at connection establishment as in the current draft standard.</p> <p> diff --git a/lib/diameter/doc/src/seealso.ent b/lib/diameter/doc/src/seealso.ent index 435dfda326..4647c42f85 100644 --- a/lib/diameter/doc/src/seealso.ent +++ b/lib/diameter/doc/src/seealso.ent @@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ significant. --> +<!ENTITY the_rfc 'RFC 6733'> + <!-- diameter --> <!ENTITY mod_add_transport '<seealso marker="diameter#add_transport-2">diameter:add_transport/2</seealso>'> |